Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Tennessee city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Memphis (15,785), followed by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (8,057), Chattanooga (2,541), Knoxville (1,587), and Clarksville (941).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Tennessee cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Tennessee, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Tennessee cities.

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Related Topics: Tennessee FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Memphis	15785
2	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	8057
3	Chattanooga	2541
4	Knoxville	1587
5	Clarksville	941
6	Jackson	647
7	Murfreesboro	629
8	Kingsport	413
9	Cleveland	359
10	Columbia	290
11	Johnson City	249
12	Morristown	227
13	Dyersburg	210
14	Bartlett	191
14	Smyrna	191
15	Lebanon	176
16	Bristol	168
17	Oak Ridge	150
17	Shelbyville	150
18	Franklin	145
19	La Vergne	142
20	East Ridge	139
20	Tullahoma	139
21	Ripley	136
22	Gallatin	129
23	Cookeville	128
24	Millington	125
25	Dickson	123
26	McMinnville	118
27	Brownsville	108
28	Bolivar	97
29	Covington	95
30	Lewisburg	94
31	Sevierville	93
32	Springfield	90
33	Athens	88
33	Union City	88
34	Humboldt	82
35	Manchester	81
36	Newport	78
37	Goodlettsville	77
38	Spring Hill	73
39	Crossville	71
40	Fayetteville	70
41	Alcoa	67
42	Collierville	64
42	Savannah	64
43	Greeneville	63
44	Pigeon Forge	61
45	Maryville	60
46	Winchester	57
47	Germantown	56
47	Lenoir City	56
48	Elizabethton	52
48	Lexington	52
49	Milan	51
50	Hendersonville	45
51	Clinton	44
52	Mount Juliet	43
52	Pulaski	43
53	Portland	42
54	Sweetwater	41
55	Lawrenceburg	40
56	Martin	39
57	Red Bank	38
58	Somerville	35
59	Rockwood	34
60	Paris	33
61	Brentwood	31
62	Hohenwald	28
63	Oneida	27
64	Madisonville	26
65	Fairview	25
65	Gatlinburg	25
65	White House	25
66	Mount Pleasant	24
67	Etowah	23
67	Greenbrier	23
67	Henderson	23
68	Jefferson City	22
68	Soddy-Daisy	22
69	Decherd	21
69	Munford	21
69	Selmer	21
70	Church Hill	20
70	Harriman	20
71	La Follette	19
71	Tazewell	19
72	Livingston	17
73	Dandridge	16
73	Dunlap	16
73	Smithville	16
74	Carthage	15
74	Lafayette	15
74	McKenzie	15
75	Atoka	14
75	Newbern	14
76	Berry Hill	13
76	Collegedale	13
76	Halls	13
76	Spring City	13
77	Alamo	12
77	Ashland City	12
77	Dyer	12
77	Estill Springs	12
77	Jonesborough	12
77	Waynesboro	12
78	Medina	11
79	Centerville	10
79	Dayton	10
79	Monterey	10
79	Nolensville	10
79	Rogersville	10
80	Bean Station	9
80	Bells	9
80	Waverly	9
80	White Pine	9
81	Millersville	8
81	Mountain City	8
81	Tiptonville	8
81	White Bluff	8
82	Decatur	7
82	Parsons	7
83	Algood	6
83	Baxter	6
83	Huntingdon	6
83	Jacksboro	6
83	South Fulton	6
84	Adamsville	5
84	Coopertown	5
84	Jasper	5
84	Kenton	5
84	Kimball	5
84	Monteagle	5
84	Unicoi	5
84	Woodbury	5
85	Benton	4
85	Jamestown	4
85	Kingston	4
85	Sparta	4
85	Spencer	4
86	Cowan	3
86	Mount Carmel	3
86	Oakland	3
86	Obion	3
86	Oliver Springs	3
86	Whiteville	3
87	Blaine	2
87	Dover	2
87	New Johnsonville	2
87	New Market	2
87	Vonore	2
87	Westmoreland	2
88	Baileyton	1
88	Belle Meade	1
88	Camden	1
88	Chapel Hill	1
88	Charleston	1
88	Erin	1
88	Loudon	1
88	Rutledge	1